Bill Hybels, my former pastor at Willow Creek Community Church in suburban Chicago, has more than once said from the pulpit that he recognizes how much more ‘attention’ Christian leaders get from Satan and his demons than us ‘ordinary’ folks.
He wasn’t bragging; instead, he was commenting on how on guard he needs to be 24/7 - to the point that he wouldn’t have a meeting with a woman in his office unless there was a female staff member present or sitting outside his open office door. He wouldn’t even ride in a car with an unaccompanied woman.
So, I say, ‘Good for Mike Pence and his wife.’ They obviously have a strong marriage that is steeped in their shared faith in Jesus, and recognize temptation and ways to avoid it.
When he was starting his ministry Billy Graham had an advance team that would enter hotels where he was going to stay to make sure that no women were hiding in the rooms or lurking about.
At the time that probably seemed weirdly paranoid. But given some of the scandals that have occurred, extremely wise in retrospect.